code.txt

import csv
import random

#Function check if a letter is in the word
def checkWord (letter, word):
    if letter in word:
        return True
    else:
        return False
    
#combine previous with current array   
def combineArray (array1, array2):
    comboArray=[]
    for item in range (len(array1)):
        if array1[item] != '_ ':
            comboArray.append(array1[item])
        elif array2[item] != '_ ':
            comboArray.append(array2[item])
        else:
            comboArray.append('_ ')
    return comboArray

#changing an array into a string
def arrayToString (array):
    string=""
    for item in array:
        string+=item;
    return string

#string to array
def stringToArray (string):
    array=[]
    for letter in string:
        array.append(letter)
    return array

#validate input is a letter within the remaining letters
def validateGuess (letter, array):
    while (letter not in array):
        print("Invalid guess.")
        letter=input('Guess a letter: ').lower()
    return letter

#ask if user wants to guess; validation
def askGuessWord():
    guess=input('Do you want to guess the word?(Y/N) ').lower()
    
    while ((guess != "y") and (guess != "n")):
        guess=input("Invalid input. Enter (y/n) only: ").lower()
    return guess

#checking if the word is completed and out of "_ "
def checkCompletion(array):
    for char in array:
        if (char=="_ "):
            return False
    return True    
 
def getWord():
    wordBank=[]
    count=0
    
    #open file and store words in an array
    with open('word_list.txt') as csvFile:
        csvReader=csv.reader(csvFile, delimiter=',')
        for row in csvReader:
            wordBank.append(row[0])
            count+=1
    
    #generate a random number
    selection=random.randint(0, count-1)
    wordChosen=wordBank[selection]
    return wordChosen

#starting the game 
answer=getWord()
lives=6
alphabetArray=['a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k',
               'l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v',
               'w','x','y','z']
print('Lives: '+ str(lives), end='\n\n')

answerArray=stringToArray(answer)

#starting off with dashes
initialProgress=[]
for item in answerArray:
    initialProgress.append('_ ')

correct=False
complete=False

#playing the game
while ((lives > 0) and (not correct) and (not complete)):
    print ('Remaining Letters: ', end='')
    print (alphabetArray)
    letterGuess=input('Guess a letter: ').lower()
    letterGuess=validateGuess(letterGuess, alphabetArray)
    newProgress=[]    
    
    #if letter is in word, append
    if checkWord(letterGuess, answer):
        for letter in answerArray:
            if (letterGuess==letter):
                newProgress.append(letterGuess)
            else:
                newProgress.append('_ ')
       
        #combined array
        initialProgress = combineArray(initialProgress, newProgress)
        print(arrayToString(initialProgress))

    #if not in word, minus 1 life  display life
    else:
        lives-=1
        print('The letter you entered was not part of the answer.')
        print('You just lost a life.')
        print('Now you have ' + str(lives) + ' lives left.')

    #removed the guessed letter
    alphabetArray.remove(letterGuess)
    
    #check if word is completed
    complete=checkCompletion(initialProgress)
    
    #ask "do you want to guess word"
    if(not complete):
        boolGuessWord=askGuessWord()
    
    if boolGuessWord=='y':
        guessWord=input('What\'s your guess? ').lower()
        if guessWord==answer:
            print('Correct! You won!')
            correct=True
        
        #do not display negative life count from guessing word wrong
        elif (lives>=1):
                print('You lost a life for guessing the word incorrectly.')
                lives-=1
                print('You now have '+ str(lives) + ' lives remaining.')
    print(end='\n\n\n')
    print('******************************************************************************')

if (lives==0):
    print('Game Over. You lost.')
    
if (complete):
    print('You won!')